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64 Day Hero

64 Day Hero

1986•1h 29m
Documentary

Documentary about the life and career of the 1940s and 1950s boxer Randy Turpin.

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Production

Channel 4 Television, Rosso Productions, BFI

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Available in Your Library

Cast

Gordon Williams

Himself (Narrator)

Dick Turpin

Himself

Jackie Turpin

Himself

Joan Turpin

Herself

Kathleen Turpin

Herself

Randolph Turpin

Himself (archive footage)

Jack Birtley

Himself

Maurice Mancini

Himself

George Middleton

Himself

Max Mitchell

Himself

Tiberio Mitri

Tiberio Mitri

Himself (archive footage)

Carl 'Bobo' Olson

Himself (archive footage)

Yolande Pompey

Himself (archive footage)

Sugar Ray Robinson

Sugar Ray Robinson

Himself (archive footage)

Leslie Salts

Himself

Ron Stefani

Himself

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